Body Electric
with Martin Wattenberg at hint.fm
Body Electric is a poetic animation of literary works that celebrate physicality and sensuality. Kinetic type and photographic imagery come together to convey the energy and rhythm of three classic texts: verse 9 of Whitman's "I Sing the Body Electric," the "Song of Solomon" from the King James Bible, and the passage "On Kissing" from the Kama Sutra.
The resulting animations, though determined by a generative algorithm, provide a window into a deeply human part of our culture.
The three videos that make up Body Electric were created for a solo exhibition at the Harvard Square Lumen Eclipse public video display.
